Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-09-03
TOO FOND OF THE GIRL.
Bad Story from Washlngton-Mr.
Oay and Mr.. Sparks,

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Day and Mr.. Sparks.
Special Correspondence Of the Ixrxa-OckAx.l
WASHINGTON. Aug %. There is a
very pretty little scandal brewing In one
of the departments here. The chief Of
. division is q married man. but he is not
as domestic as he might be. The lady
assistant upon whom he most relies is a
very pretty girl. and exceedingly "in-
teresting," to him. 1t is alleged that
his wife frequently spends the night
flattening her o against the window
panes, wondering what has become of
Charlie. The mother of the girl in the
case has grown gray sitting up O. nights
praying and wondering what has become
of her dear and dutiful daughter. 1t
has leaked out that the old lady went to
see the chief at his home, to make in
quiries about her daughter, but the chief
was out. She explained her mission to
the wife Of the absent husband, and they
compared notes as to the particular
nights when missing daughter and MISS
ing husband were out. They tailed so
completely that the old lady and young
wife formed a confederacy for mutual
otfense and defense. They watched
their wandering boy and girl, and found
them. That was bad enough; but there
were envious and jealous clerks who had
been watching for some time. They also
caught them. Besides, these envious
clerks had captured notes and letters of
q eliminating nature. and laid them be-
fore the head Of the department. The
great man was astonished, for the chiefs
a Presbyterian deacon, or some such
thing, and a very good man. The girl
is just too pretty and lnnocsnt-looking
for anything. But these letters and the
eyes of witnesses rather end to show
that even at its best, human nature is
weak. l call it human nature, because
that is a good term to tit the case. Hic
Jobuta docet, as MI. 4Esop used to say.
This fable teaches that even in Washing
ton city, women will demand integrity
and virtue in their husbands, mothers
expect and pray for honor in their
daughters. Men are Jealous and watch
full of their fellow men and Justice, al
though sometimes little rheumatic and
slow, gets there just the IN How
ever, the < has not yet fallen, nor is il
likely to fall for a few weeks. Thus do
We get the SCOOP" direct, in tho matter
Of entertaining news, but We cannot no.
gale ourselves with the use of tho names
Of tho most Interested parties in the
case.
Ex-Governor Ordwav denies tho re.
Gently published reports that he has
made a great deal Of money out of his
capitol hill real estate deal. His friends
will regret and his enemies rejoice to
learn that Mr.. Ordway has lost, accor-
ding to his own calculation, about $50.
GOO III that n transaction. lilo claims,
however, to be making money in his
Washington market scheme. AT any
rate, no does no seem to be suffering
much financially. He denies the state.
ment Of one Ofenbacher. of Deadwood
that he is looking forward to II seat in
the United States senate lie says that
he has no further political ambitions
connected with Dakota. IIc cordially
acknowledges that his enemies arc too
active and too earnest to ever make his
path to h senate Il floral highway
strewn with the choicest of northern ex.
otics.
Mr.. Dayton, Of Aberdeen, is still here.
He believes that his land Office case will
soon be reached and settled In his favor.
He requests me to deny tor him the
statement made, that he intends max.
ing Washington his home. Aberdeen is
the greatest city north Of the south pole
there, die and DO buried thore. lie
speaks in the highest terms of his cele-
brated townsman, Hon. George S. En-.
gel, saying: ''Engel did Il great work
for the territory in securing the rever-
sal OF Sparks famous order. Ho did g
popular thing too. But after it was over
he talked too much and claimed the
credit Toe loudly. 1t was All error OF
judgment on his part, but not an error
Of the heart. 1 have made worse blum
ders myself, but do not like to have peo-
ple tell me of Them
Think that Mr.. Dayton sizes up En-
gle about right. He is a man Of many
good qualities and is a pretty fair dealer,
but he was u little elaled by his success
here, and probably Dragged too much
about it. That, however, does not de.
tract from the fact that he did we'll.
The movement for three states Is a
sensible one, and has taken hold on pop.
ular approval. True it is a now idea,
and the people are not going wild yer
it, but I have received several letters
from eminent gentlemen who say that
the territory is better calculated to d.
vide into three states than two There
is enough land for a North, South and
Central Dakota. Then each state would
be larger han any New England state,
except Maine. 1t is a good idea. Thore
is meatin the thought worth chewing on.
Charlie Frost, of Huron, is doing good
work for his friend and patron, Sparks,
in Washington territory. Frost has re-
ported the discovery of timber depreda-
tons amounting to upwards of 500, 900,
That is doing we'll for a short time. One
Of his friends here remarked in the In.
terror department this afternoon
"Charlie ought to know something
about fraudulent entries. He managed
to get several farms III Dakota in very
short space Of time"
His excellencv, Grover Cleveland, by
the grace of God and Borther Burchard,
president, is still busy, very busy, at